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On Sunday 6th February, Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth. What better way to celebrate this momentous occasion here at MakeBox than to launch our very first Royal Collection of craft boxes. We are thrilled to share the news with you that we have been exclusively selected by the Royal Collection Trust to have our craft boxes sold in Royal Residencies such as Buckingham Palace (Yes - THE actual Buckingham Palace!), Windsor Castle and The Palace...

This remembrance day, please feel free to use this poppy pattern to make and sell, raising much needed money for our forces. You can find out more about the Royal British Legions Poppy Appeal here. I would love it if you do use this pattern that you donate £1 to the appeal here. Both of my grandfathers fought and served in the airforce for our country in the second world war. They both had important jobs and told me stories about some of their time spent during the war when I was a child. Showing me their medals and black...

Isabella is our guest designer this December, here she talks space travel and what inspired her most recent designs. Those of you who love our boxes might be familiar with her stunning macrame work.  Inspired by the space race and the idea that soon we will be able to travel to the great beyond, this winter season I am delighted to have collabroarted with MakeBox to bring you a very special collection; The Macrame Moon & Star Wall Hangings. Two magical and out of this world designs to add to your home. We didn’t want to create something just for the festive...

With Halloween around the corner there’s no time like the present to get crafting some spooky decorations. These fun and simple designs are all made with simple large pompoms at the base and are perfect for decorating with the kids! We've used the Pompoloom and our Halloween Yarn Pack to make ours.   Feel free to drag and drop the steps images onto your desktop or print out if you are making these with little ones, they are all A4.   HENRY THE SPIDER YOU WILL NEED  Black yarn Long black pipe cleaners, 4 per spider White felt PVA, fabric...